Topic: research

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Research news: ethnic roots of Estonian peoples, problematic use of social networking sites, reducing the fear of pain, and a novel solution for wound treatment
The “Research news” section gives regular hints about interesting studies in various fields of research.
31 January 2023 research
Research group of pharmacogenetics
Research group of pharmacogenomics
The aim of this group is to discover and investigate the effect of common and rare genetic variants related to suboptimal drug metabolism and adverse drug reactions.
27 December 2022 research
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Researchers found that around a third of genes for allergic and autoimmune diseases were important for human adaptation
A new study published found that genetic factors for a range of autoimmune and allergic disorders were important for human adaptation.
01 December 2022 research
Ingliskeelse kolme minuti loengute konkursi esikolmik_autor Piret Ehrenpreis
Record high number of participants in 3-minute thesis competition
Twenty-eight doctoral students took part in this year’s competition with 29 presentations, including nine in Estonian and 20 in English.
29 November 2022 research
Ilustratsioon inimese evolutsioonist
Prestigious grant helps the University of Tartu study the development of the human immune system over its long history
The European Research Council (ERC) supports Christiana Lyn Scheib's research with a Starting Grant of nearly €1.5 million.
24 November 2022 research
Elutööpreemiaga tunnustatud Andres Metspalu Ene Ergma ja Tõnis Lukasega_autor Maanus Kullamaa
Geneticist Andres Metspalu received lifetime achievement award for popularisation of science 
11 November, at the Estonian Research Council's research communication conference, this year's science communication awards were presented. University of Tartu researchers received five awards.
14 November 2022 research
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UNCAN.eu: a European initiative to better understand cancer
Project called 4.UNCAN.eu started to prepare a blueprint for UNCAN.eu within the next 15 months.
11 October 2022 sustainabilitycooperationresearch
Neandertallane vs nüüdisinimene
Neandertallaste DNA võib anda üllatavaid vastuseid küsimusele, miks on evolutsioonis alles jäänud geneetiline ajuhäirete risk
Rahvusvaheline töörühm analüüsis uuringus neandertallaste DNA seoseid enam kui saja ajuhäire ning une, suitsetamise või alkoholiga seotud käitumisharjumuse vahel.
06 October 2022 research
Doktoridiplomite kaaned Foto Andres Tennus
Oliver Aasmets kaitseb doktoritööd „The importance of microbiome in human health“
17. oktoobril kell 14.15 kaitseb Oliver Aasmets molekulaarse biomeditsiini erialal doktoritööd „The importance of microbiome in human health“
29 September 2022 researchfor society
Lili Milani
Large genomic study on stroke informs drug discovery and risk prediction across ancestries
A large international collaborative study identifies association signals for stroke and its subtypes at 89 (61 new) independent genetic loci.
03 October 2022 sustainabilityresearch